The story of Tridib in ‘Shadow Lines’ remain incomplete without the influence‚ or rather we should say the contribution‚ of the women characters in the novel. Main women characters in the novel namely Ila‚ May and the grandmother of the narrator‚ have a great influence on the coming-of-age of the narrator. It is important to understand their influence on the narrator first before that on Tridib‚ because Tridib is narrator’s mentor here‚ his alter-ego and mirror image. Tridib’s correspondences
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Emotions as ways of knowing It is the traditional view claims‚ the emotions are more of an obstacle than a source of knowledge‚ we still need to look at them and consider how to guard their disruptive influence. It could‚ however‚ be argued that the emotions ‚play a more positive role in our mental lives and that without them we would be unable to make sense of the world. We also need to take a closer look‚ at the nature of intuition. For some of our most fundamental beliefs seem to be more emotional
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ABSTRACT Sport has always been an important part of society but it is now becoming an increasingly important part of the economy. Consequently‚ the measurement of the economic impact of sporting events has become a focus of some interest to a number of groups including policy makers and sporting officials. In this paper the established procedures for measuring economic impacts are evaluated from the perspective of the nature of the information required by decision makers. It is found that the traditional
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When you hear “ Roman Emperor” what do you think of? Publius Aelius Hadrianus was a Roman Emperor from 117 to 138 AD. He was the fourteenth Emperor of Rome‚ making him one of many. Being born in Italica‚ Spain Hadrian had many key events in his life. He made many important contributions to the Roman Empire while he was the emperor. Hadrian left his mark by his building projects. This was one of the biggest parts of his legacy. Some of the most known marks he made was Hadrian’s Wall‚ Agora‚ and the
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Spinal Cord InjuriesArticle Last Updated: Aug 8‚ 2006 BackgroundPatients with spinal cord injury (SCI) usually have permanent and often devastating neurologic deficits and disability. According to the National Institutes of Health‚ "among neurological disorders‚ the cost to society of automotive SCI is exceeded only by the cost of mental retardation."The goals for the emergency physician are to establish the diagnosis and initiate treatment to prevent further neurologic injury from either pathologic
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Poverty For some poverty is a way of life the day to day struggle of keeping food on the table and clothes on their back. For others it is something that is seen only on television‚ and even then it is not so easy to comprehend. This is usually the case with families who are well to do and money is not an issue. They may describe the characteristics of poverty as to not have certain materialistic items such as clothes‚ cars‚ accessories etc. However to someone living in those circumstances it may
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Informative speech outline Topic : Ways to lose weight General purpose : To inform the audience how to lose weight Specific purpose : To inform the audience ways to lose weight Type of Organization : Spatial order Major idea : Lose weight Central idea : To make people know ways to lose weight Introduction: Hello and very good evening to our beloved lecturer Madam Halimatus Saadiah‚ and fellow friend
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activities on the environment are seriously threatening the well-being of our planet. You may feel helpless against so many environmental problems but you have more power than you may think. And by joining the efforts to keep our planet green‚ in many ways‚ such as by using greener building products like recycled garden furniture there is a great chance that at least few people you know will follow your example. They are highly likely to encourage other people to start thinking about their impact on
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If I can ensure anything for the community at the University of Kentucky‚ I can be another component of diversity. The involvements‚ I have had with people from different civilizations‚ the languages I speak and the fact that I am from another country myself are merely some of the things that aid me bringing diversity to a crowd. I was born in Nepal‚ nation prosperous in terms of cultural and natural diversity‚ which is a slice of my heritage that I do not share with any American Citizen. The first
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Explore the factors that contribute to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. There are four areas that contribute to the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. It is important to study the cultural and historical background in which the play is set as this affects how characters behave and interact with each other. Another factor is individual characters and how their personalities and behaviour contribute to the deaths of the two protagonists. Love and hate affects the characters and causes the deaths of Romeo
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